Hayward in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Working Farm
Outbuildings of the Estate
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 7, 2022
1. Working Farm Marker
There were many outbuildings on the Meek Property. In the early 1890s, the family built the carriage house for carriages and horses. The interior of the carriage house has been restored to replicate how the original building might have looked when it was in use.
Había muchos establos en la propiedad Meek. Durante los principios 1890s, la familia construyó este establo para guardar carruajes y caballos. Al otro lado de Hampton Road, había una lecharía y un establo para almacenar productos y equipo agricolas, y corrales para esquilar ovejas. Los Meek también criaban caballos de carreras que guardaban en un establo en algún lugar de la hacienda.
Images:
1 As It Was Historic photo of the Meek Carriage House, circa 1900.
2 Structures of the Past On the other side of Hampton Road was a dairy and large workhorse barn, a barn built for storing produce and equipment, and corrals to shear sheep. The Meeks raised racehorses that were kept in a barn elsewhere on the estate.
3 Historical Use A carriage house in an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack.
Erected by Hayward Area Recreation and Park District / Hayward Area Historical Society.
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Location. 37° 41.07′ N, 122° 6.842′ W. Marker is in Hayward, California, in Alameda County. Marker can be reached from Hampton Road near Boston Road. The resin marker is at the front of the carriage house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 Hampton Road, Hayward CA 94541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Heart of the Estate (within shouting distance of this marker); Agriculture Pioneer (within shouting distance of this marker); Meek Estate (within shouting distance of this marker); The Meek Mansion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); The McConaghy Estate (approx. one mile away); Cannery Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition Campsite #98 (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hayward.
Also see . . . Meek Estate History. Hayward Area Historical Society website entry:
"William Meek, planner and builder of the Meek(Submitted on November 13, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)Mansion, was one of the first pioneers of commercial agriculture in Alameda County. From his arrival in 1859 to his death in 1880, Meek worked energetically to develop the fertile agricultural region lying in and around Eden Township."Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 7, 20222. Working Farm Marker and Carriage House
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 7, 2022
3. Carriage House
via Heywood Area Recreation and Park District, unknown
4. Meek Estate Park
Heywood Area Recreation and Park District website entry
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Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 12, 2022
5. Meek Estate Park Medallion
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 4. submitted on January 15, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
